Flapping toy



June 6, 1950 .1. GOODMAN FLAPPING TOY Filed Sept. 4, 1948 INVENTOR.

I ('1 n J M m o w M w Patented June 6, 1950 FLAPPIN G TOY JosephGoodman, New York, N. ll.

Application September 4, 1948, Serial No. 47,809

(Cl. 46l l) 2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a toy.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a toy whistlewherein the air utilized to effeet the operation of the whistle canserve to cause movement of other elements connected to the whistle uponthis air departing from the whistle body.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a toy whistleshaped like a bird or hen and having wings pivotally conected to thesides of the body and the body having openings through which the airleaves the same and where in this air will be directed against the wingsto elevate the same as long as the flow of air is continued through thetoy whistle body whereby the wings of the bird will be made to flap.

Other objects of the present inventon are to provide a toy whistlehaving parts adapted to be extended as air is projected into the whistlewhich is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy tooperate and efficient in operation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a sideelevational View of the whistle embodying the features of the presentinvention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the whistle.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the toy whistle taken on line3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the whistle taken on line 4-4of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view looking on the inner face of one of thewings.

Referring now to the figures, l6 represents a hollow body having a headportion H, a base or foot portion l2 and a tail portion l3. The body isthus generally the shape of a hen but other shaped bodies can be used ifdesired. In the tail portion I3 is an opening it into which is fitted awhistle plug I5. The tail portion with the whistle plug is placed in themouth and air is forced through the whistle as illustrated in Fig. 3.The plug l5 has a central opening I6 for receiving the air and a topslot l 1 entering the central opening i5. The plug I5 can be tightfitted in the opening it or can be secured by cement material.

On each side of the body In there is projected outwardly hook formationsl8 for receiving wing members l9. These wing members have openings 2|through which the hook formations l8 are extended.

At opposite sides of the body In and beneath the respective hookformations thereof are respectively air outlets 22 through which airentering the body by way of the whistle is projected. The wings H) areso hung on the hook formations l8 as to extend downwardly over theseopenings and so that with the gust of air through the body, as upon theoperation of the whistle, the wings will be extended outwardly to dottedline positions 23 as viewed in Fig. 4: and may be retained in thesepositions as long as the air is forcibly extended from the openings 22.With the cessation of the blowing of the whistle, the wings l9 willreturn to the full line position as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 and over theopenings.

In order to make certain that the wings will adequately cover theopenings 22 when they are lowered, a raised seat 24 is provided aboutthe exterior of the openings 22 and on the outer wall face.

On each wing is an inwardly projected ring formation 25 adapted to fitabout the raised seat 24. This ring formation will serve to guide thewings over the raised seat 24 and by cooperation therewith will'preventthe lateral displacement of the wings along the sides of the body. Theconnection of the wing H! with the hook formation i8 is loose but theengagement of the ring formation with the raised seat will retain theWings in place on the side of the body once the device has been raisedto the mouth and the wings allowed to droop over the openings 22.

Accordingly, the wings I!) can be made to flap as the whistle is blown.The whistle can be toned to approximately the sound of the bird which isportrayed.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A toy comprising a hollow body having an end portion with an inletopening and adapted to be extended into the mouth, a movable partloosely pivoted upon the side of the body, an outlet opening in the bodybeneath the movable part whereby air under pressure may be projectedagainst the upper side of the part and cause it to be moved outwardlyfrom the body, a raised seat on the exterior of the body about theopening with which the under face of the movable part may engage, andthe under face of said wing having a ring formation adapted when themovable part engages the raised seat to prevent the shifting or lateraldisplacement of the movable part while on the seat.

2. A toy comprising a hollow body shaped like a bird, projectionsextending outwardly from the opposite sides of the body, wing membersloosely hung on the projections, said body having an end. portion withan air inlet opening through which air may be extended into the body,outlet openings in the respective sides of the body in alignment withthe wings whereby air, may be projected against the inner faces of thewings to effect the lifting of the wings outwardly from the sides of thebody, and a raised seat on the exterior of the body about each opening,each wing member having a ring formation extending inwardly from theinner face of the wing members and engageable with the raised seat topre-' g5;

vent the downward displacement of the wing members while upon the seats.

JOSEPH GOODMAN.

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